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Glitter Paper Star Ornament

This is the seventh in a series of twelve paper ornaments I’m making this year, one a month, so that when December rolls around I won’t be surprised I’ve done nothing about my wish to have a full paper crafted Christmas Tree.

When I was putting up my glitter wreath decoration for July 4th, it occurred to me that I should do a paper ornament with stars. And maybe they could be done with faux glitter paper with a 3D effect. I toyed with a couple of ideas, and then realized that I was, as usual, making things more difficult than needed.

All I really needed to do was print and cut another two sets of stars – the red ones and the white ones – and then add a string at the top and call them ornaments instead of wreath decorations. Continue reading…

July 23, 2018 by suzer Holidays I made this In the Craft Room To Celebrate Using my Silhouette Cameo

Crabby T-Shirt

Mr. SuzerSpace used to travel a lot for business, and he was super great about scouring the hotel and airport gift shops for all manner of things to bring home for me.

I have an amazing collection of snowglobes, T-shirts, and even a flying cow.

But one of my very favorite items is this little wind-up crab.

Cut a custom freezer paper stencil to fabric paint a crabby t-shirt for summer | suzerspace.com

With that great smile and those googly eyes, he is a super happy fellow, and when wound up he crab-walks (naturally) across any smooth surface, raising his arms and eyeballs as he goes. He has occupied a spot of importance on the windowsill in the kitchen for years.

I decided after all these years he needed to be the star of a T-shirt. I’ve used the same method here as I did for my Halloween Batty T-Shirt – a freezer paper stencil.

July 9, 2018 by suzer I made this In the Craft Room Using my Silhouette Cameo

Christmas Sweater Letters Garland

Create a Christmas Sweater Letter Garland with a digital background and the print and cut feature in Silhouette Studio | SuzerSpace.com

This is the sixth of a series of twelve paper ornaments I’m making this year, one a month so that when December rolls around, I won’t be surprised to discover I’ve done nothing about my wish to have a fully paper crafted Christmas Tree.

I have some very nice neighbors who live behind us, and the way our yards and fences are, we can kind of see into each other’s houses, but we aren’t full on exposed. Sometimes when I’m in the back part of the kitchen where I craft, I can see them in their living room, and they are usually doing something very normal, like watching TV or fetching something from the kitchen or letting their dog out.

Digital Gingerbread Holiday Garland closeup

CLICK HERE FOR ANOTHER GREAT CHRISTMAS GARLAND!

I wonder if they ever look across the way and see me scrunched over my craft desk (it faces the windows) sticking red letters on green paper and threading them with red and white twine, right there in the middle of June. I’m not sure that “crafting a series of paper Christmas ornaments” crosses their mind.

But sure enough, that was what I was doing. Because I decided that June’s Christmas Ornament project was going to be letters that looked like Christmas Sweaters strung into a garland.

June 18, 2018 by suzer I made this In the Craft Room To Celebrate Using a Computer or iPad Using my Silhouette Cameo

Shadowbox Kitchen Sign

A punny kitchen sign comes together with the help of an Ikea shadowbox frame and some tricky cutting with a Silhouette Cameo | SuzerSpace.com

I have a thing for puns. And paper crafting. So you can bet when I can put them together, I’m in a happy place.

FOR MORE FUN WITH PUNS CHECK OUT THIS CARD!

I saw this shadowbox technique on Pinterest, of course. And I filed it away in my brain for “just the right time.”

The process is pretty straightforward, but don’t worry – I made it harder just because that’s how I like to roll.

May 14, 2018 by suzer I made this In the Craft Room Using my Silhouette Cameo

Rustic Spring Wreath

I am one of the lucky few who has a husband who loves to browse the aisles at craft stores. He particularly likes the seasonal decoration aisle, and he knows how to drag that out long enough to give me time to grab that “one thing” we came in for (plus the other 5 things that I didn’t realize I couldn’t live without.)

Sticks and twigs create a stunning monogram craft

THIS INITIAL CRAFT IS ANOTHER GREAT USE FOR STICKS AND TWIGS!

After a recent outing, we came home to work in the yard. As we fought the long viney weeds that every year threaten to choke out the back fence bushes, Mr. SuzerSpace joked that they looked like the base of the pre-assembled and decorated wreaths that people were actually paying money for in the store.

As he threw the bundle of cut vines into the compost bag, I realized not only was he right, but he had an excellent point. And suddenly yard work took a back seat to crafterday afternoon.

April 23, 2018 by suzer I made this In the Craft Room Using my Silhouette Cameo